RobotShop is participating in Arduino Day by offering special discounts up to 30% on selected Arduino products. These specials will be in effect not only for Saturday March 28th the official Arduino Day but, for the whole weekend. Large specials are offered on the most popular products you love. No…
RobotShop once again announces changes to shipping rates in order to improve customer service. From now on, free shipping in North-America will be offered for all orders over $75 before tax instead of $200. This includes all products in RobotShop's vast range from domestic robots to robot parts. Th…
If you plan on using multiple Phidget devices in your project, then you'll need to use the unique serial number of the board to distinguish between each one. This is easy to do in Flowbotics, but first, you'll need to get the serial number. The serial number is listed on each device, or you can
The scene is that of a futuristic drone / UAV control center where a commander has full view over any situation and relays commands to small number of skilled professionals which in turn operate a fleet of UAVs.
Robotics is moving fast, and soon enough, applications ("apps") made specifically for robots will become a multi-billion dollar industry. The new FlowBotics Studio software development platform is the ideal tool to create such "robot apps" and includes everything you need to make your robots smarte…
RobotShop launched today a new branch of the RobotShop website dedicated to shoppers from the United Kingdom. This new website allows for optimized logistics for customers including very competitive shipping rates and a large product selection. Other advantages of this new website is that all price…
Picture this: you wake up in the morning and decide that you'd like to get some chores done before you even leave the bed. From your smartphone, you open up some apps that control several different systems in your home - from lighting, to cleaning, and even to cooking and entertainment. You choose …
I was looking at eBay one night and saw a Maple Mini clone. It was under $5 so I took a chance. For any that don't know, the Maple boards are Arduino like uC's designed by Leaf Labs. They make ARM Cortex controller boards. This little board has the following short list specs:MCU: STM32F103RCBT6, a …
There have been new recent developments in the US regarding small UAVs / Drones. The FAA has released their "Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The document and regulations are open to public opinion for the next 60 days. As stated in the FAA proposal, the regulatio…
Panasonic takes a hold on the robot vacuum market by developing a new robot vacuum cleaner named Rulo MC-RS1. This new robot vacuum is set to hit stores in Japan end of March and soon after in other countries. The Rulo MC-RS1 is the first triangular robot vacuum to hit the market. Most robot va
In this lesson, we take a look at Radio Frequency Identification, RFID for short. These systems use data strings stored inside special tags (or transponders) to uniquely identify people or objects when they are scanned by an RFID reader. These types of systems are found in many applications such
À présent que vous avez décidé de créer votre propre drone multi-rotors personnalisé ou semi-personnalisé, la première étape consiste à choisir le châssis. Vous pouvez soit créer le vôtre, soit fonder le pro…
Ok, so you know nothing about robotics huh? Well, you've come to the right place. Unfortunately, there are lots of people like you out there. Robotics isn't an easy hobby, and there really isn't a whole lot of information out there, especially compared to other hobbies…
by : Antonius (@sw0rdm4n) http://www.ringlayer.net A. PART LISTS - 1 sn75441one or l293dne (h-bridge ic) - 1 Arduino Uno - 3 HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor (Front, Left and Right Sensor) - Arduino smart Car Robot Plastic Tire Wheel with DC 3-6v Gear Motor - Any Wheeled Chassis You can make any chass…
Tools for the DIY enthusiast have evolved quite a lot over the past century, evolving from a simple set of hand tools to the sophisticated 3D printers seen today. If we look back just a few years, the MakerBot Thing-O-Matic was quite revolutionary in the industry, though still quite hard to use. Ma…
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